as in strictly
without any relaxation of standards or precision
a rigorously accurate accounting of the war casualties
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Recent Examples of rigorously
With harvest windows more compressed, the freshness once taken for granted has to be defended more rigorously.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
That review must rigorously assess the national security threats posed by foreign government investment in one of the nation’s largest news media companies.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Nearly all the tracks are rigorously plotted within the modal grammar of Hindustani classical music.
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Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Antitrust law is most effective when it is applied carefully, rigorously, and consistently.
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Bill Lockyer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
These are the only doses that have been studied rigorously for safety and efficacy.
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Jody Dushay,
STAT,
29 May 2026
Even better, the couch arrives fully assembled and has been rigorously vetted by Wayfair’s product specialists for quality and coziness.
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Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
There is much to mourn in this epic two-hander, which was inspired by the letters shared between terminal breast cancer patient Makiko Mayano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono, but few recent movies, or few movies at all, have been so rigorously insistent upon the reasons for hope.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
That review must rigorously assess the national security threats posed by foreign government investment in one of the nation’s largest news media companies.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Nearly all the tracks are rigorously plotted within the modal grammar of Hindustani classical music.
—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Antitrust law is most effective when it is applied carefully, rigorously, and consistently.
—
Bill Lockyer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
These are the only doses that have been studied rigorously for safety and efficacy.
—
Jody Dushay,
STAT,
29 May 2026
Even better, the couch arrives fully assembled and has been rigorously vetted by Wayfair’s product specialists for quality and coziness.
—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
There is much to mourn in this epic two-hander, which was inspired by the letters shared between terminal breast cancer patient Makiko Mayano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono, but few recent movies, or few movies at all, have been so rigorously insistent upon the reasons for hope.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigorously
Adverb
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There are no strictly kiddie rides, and some rides, like the high-flying Swings Over Del Mar and Bello Bay Cruise will thrill any age.
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The Redken Symposium wasn’t all strictly business—in addition to the opening night kick off, there was a Redken Bash on the final evening.
Adverb
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Onlookers were silent as a human chain of civil defense workers and volunteers carefully extracted the person from within the ruins.
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Neighbors’ outcry The dredge was carefully planned, and will, according to the county, save the county money on sand costs.
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“Rigorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigorously. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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